- According to RND, Andreas Wolff is the highest-earning German handball player with 600,000 euros annually.
- Johannes Golla follows closely behind with 576,000 euros, but will earn more from 2026/27.
- Compared to footballers, handball players earn significantly less, partly due to lower sponsorship income.
Die deutsche The national handball team is currently in the spotlight due to the European Championship. In the tournament that in DenmarkSweden and Norway, the team led by national coach Alfred Gíslason started with a victory. The European Handball Championship is still in the group phase.
In football there is often salaries worth millions the speech. An example: Manuel Neuer, goalkeeper from FC Bayern MünchenAccording to consistent reports, he will receive an annual salary of 21 million euros.
And the Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr, according to several reports, transfers 200 million euros a year to its superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. This means: Ronaldo receives around 16.6 million euros per month and around 555,000 euros per day.
The financial reality in handball is completely different. However, the top earners in the German handball Bundesliga are still well paid, especially at top clubs such as THW Kiel, SG Flensburg-Handewitt and MT Melsungen. However, the cliché of the “high-earning professional athlete” does not apply to all handball players.
But: which ones? National player actually earn the best? The Editorial network Germany (RND) has created an overview. Accordingly is Andreas Wolff the highest-earning German handball player. The goalkeeper should receive around 50,000 euros gross per month from THW Kiel, which is a Annual salary of around 600,000 euros gross. However, any success bonuses are not included here.
These are the national team’s top earners
Close behind is Captain Johannes Golla, According to RND, the SG Flensburg-Handewitt gross monthly amount is 48,000 euros. This means he earns around 576,000 euros gross per year. From the 2026/27 season, the 27-year-old Golla will even receive 60,000 euros per month after moving to MT Melsungen, thus overtaking Wolff.
In addition to salaries, players could also benefit from bonuses at the World Cup. By the way: National coach Alfred Gíslason (65) earns 20,000 euros per month.
According to the Federal Statistical Office, the average German annual salary was most recently 49,260 euros. This corresponds to a monthly salary of 4,105 euros. The German top earner Wolff earns around twelve times as much.
This is how much money the remaining handball players earn in their clubs
- Marko Grgic (22/SG Flensburg-Handewitt): 40,000 euros
- Juri Knorr (25/Aalborg Handball): 36,000 Euro
- David Spaeth (23/Rhein-Neckar Löwen): 32,000 euros
- Jannik Kohlbacher (30/Rhein-Neckar Löwen): 30,000 euros
- Renars Uskins (23/TSV Hannover-Burgdorf): 30,000 euros
- Julian Köster (25/VfL Gummersbach): 28,000 euros
- Justus Fischer (21/TSV Hannover-Burgdorf): 28,000 euros
- Miro Schluroff (25/VfL Gummersbach): 25,000 euros
- Lukas Zerbe (30/THW Kiel): 22,000 Euro
- Rune Dahmke (32/THW Kiel): 20,000 Euro
- Franz Semper (28/SC DHfK Leipzig): 20,000 euros
- Tom Kiesler (24/VfL Gummersbach): 20,000 euros
- Luke Mertens (29/SC Magdeburg): 18.000 Euro
- Nils Lichtlein (23/Füchse Berlin): 16,000 euros
- Matthew Langhoff (23/Füchse Berlin): 12,000 euros
- Mathis Häseler (23/VfL Gummersbach): 10,000 euros
In addition to salaries, many players also receive money from sponsorship and Advertising. The amounts are not publicly available and vary greatly from person to person. However, compared to sports such as football, the additional income is usually lower.
However, some players also benefit from personal contracts with suppliers. For example, goalkeeper Andreas Wolff has a supplier contract with the Kempa brand.